adultescent

[ ad-uhl-tes-uhnt, uh-duhl‐ ]

noun
  1. a young adult or middle-aged person who has interests, traits, etc., that are usually associated with teenagers.

Origin of adultescent

1
First recorded in 1995–2000; adult + (adol)escent
  • Also called a·dul·to·les·cent [uh-duhl-tuh-les-uhnt], /əˌdʌl təˈlɛs ənt/, kidult .

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British Dictionary definitions for adultescent

adultescent

/ (ˌædəlˈtɛsənt) informal /


noun
  1. an adult who is still actively interested in youth culture

adjective
  1. aimed at or suitable for adultescents

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